These figures show the percent of gold and gold equities in the average portfolio in years past and TODAY:
1921-28%
1932-20%
1948-30%
1981-26%
Today-Less than one percent, 0.8%
From Harold Seigel's October 1, 2010 newsletter, "The World Financial Report", http://www.hesradio.com/radioshows.html.
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